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and at the end of the meeting senator obama said i just spoke to hank paulson last night for an hour, who is george bush's treasury secretary, and he said something bad overnight is going to happen. i can't tell you what it is, but it's going to have a dramatic impact. >> it was a monday morning like none other in the 158-year history of financial giant leeman brothers, the company went bankrupt. >> this is a global catastrophe, the market is selling off 800 points a day. you felt like you were in a crashing airplane. >> john said i got to do what's right for the country. >> and i'm not going to be campaigning because of this crisis. i think we should cancel the next presidential debate. >> then obama comes out and says, guess what. >> it is going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once. >> and kept on campaigning. >> john mccain asks to have a summit meeting at the white house that he will attend, obama will attend, and senate leaders and congressional leaders will attend as well as the incumbent president george bush. >> the breaking news happening
and at the end of the meeting senator obama said i just spoke to hank paulson last night for an hour, who is george bush's treasury secretary, and he said something bad overnight is going to happen. i can't tell you what it is, but it's going to have a dramatic impact. >> it was a monday morning like none other in the 158-year history of financial giant leeman brothers, the company went bankrupt. >> this is a global catastrophe, the market is selling off 800 points a day. you felt...
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michelle obama used her speech to lay out why she thinks president trump cannot meet this moment in her view. do you worry at all that the democrats are focusing too much on being anti-trump instead of making a positive case of what joe biden will do for voters? >> no, not at all. if you talk to the over 160,000 families that have lost a loved one due to this president not being able to rise to the moment, unlike president obama and vice president biden did with ebola or if you look at 5 million plus people who have been infected with covid-19, or if you look at the 30 something million people that have lost jobs because of it, you have to draw a contrast with this leadership and i think we have a lot of convention left for us to tout joe biden, what he wants to do. so that he could show america what his plans are, how he plans to accomplish them and how it includes everybody. so i think that you have to do both. but right now we have a president that cannot rise to the moment and it is not personal, it is just not in him. >> congressman, former housing and urban development julian cast
michelle obama used her speech to lay out why she thinks president trump cannot meet this moment in her view. do you worry at all that the democrats are focusing too much on being anti-trump instead of making a positive case of what joe biden will do for voters? >> no, not at all. if you talk to the over 160,000 families that have lost a loved one due to this president not being able to rise to the moment, unlike president obama and vice president biden did with ebola or if you look at 5...
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. >> i was told by president obama sitting in the oval office in probably our only meeting, essentially. that was enough for me. but i was told -- >> and you haven't talked to him since? >> i was at the funeral of president bush, sat next to him, and i said hello, and then i said goodbye. that's about it. >> we begin the hour with the economy. numbers from last month clashing with today's reality. the coronavirus crisis is putting the brakes on growth and raising the risks of the u.s. and a global recession. impressive top numbers this morning. 273,000 jobs added last month. unemployment back to a 50-year low. by itself, an election year gift to the president. >> the job numbers were tremendous, and we picked up close to 80,000 new jobs from last report. and if you add that up, it's over 350,000 jobs. the job numbers just came out a little while ago, and they were shocking to the people that were analyzing. >> but there is just no way of avoiding the that was then, this is now. february's jobs growth was before coronavirus concerns spiralled into a coronavirus crisis. the president was
. >> i was told by president obama sitting in the oval office in probably our only meeting, essentially. that was enough for me. but i was told -- >> and you haven't talked to him since? >> i was at the funeral of president bush, sat next to him, and i said hello, and then i said goodbye. that's about it. >> we begin the hour with the economy. numbers from last month clashing with today's reality. the coronavirus crisis is putting the brakes on growth and raising the...
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. ♪ >> i got a call from senator obama in the spring of 2006, and he just had the most peculiar meeting. he said harry reed and chuck schumer called me in. >> top democratic dogs on the hill. >> and harry said you ought to think about running for president. >> i had a chance to talk with that man you just saw, the former senior adviser to president barack obama and charlie black, former senior strategist on the mccain campaign. david, you know, when obama started out, he wasn't the frontrunner. he wasn't even a household name. but he really embraced the power of social media to build his brand, and that famous hope poster. so many of us think of when we think of that campaign season. it became symbolic of his campaign. what do you remember most about all of that? >> well, there are a rush of memories from that campaign. and you're quite right. it was an audacious act to run when we first met to talk about the race there were eight of us in the room. and that was the entire obama for america organization. but we had a sense that through social media we could quickly build an organization
. ♪ >> i got a call from senator obama in the spring of 2006, and he just had the most peculiar meeting. he said harry reed and chuck schumer called me in. >> top democratic dogs on the hill. >> and harry said you ought to think about running for president. >> i had a chance to talk with that man you just saw, the former senior adviser to president barack obama and charlie black, former senior strategist on the mccain campaign. david, you know, when obama started out,...
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. >> the disease has continued to spread with pence admitting we don't have enough testing kits to meet the anticipated demand. trump resorted to his familiar go-to. blame obama. >> the obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we're doing. >> you might not be shocked to learn that claim was false. but speaking of lies -- >> now the democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. they tried the impeachment hoax, and this is their new hoax. >> when trump said that, there were already 67 cases confirmed in the u.s. now more than triple that number now. some hoax. some topics he's tweeted about more than the coronavirus. democrats, republicans, adam schiff, nancy pelosi, fox news, mike bloomberg, bernie sanders and iowa. heck, the president's even tweeted about hoaxes more than the coronavirus. which might help explain why some of his supporters seem to be in denial. >> you don't believe coronavirus exists? >> i don't. >> so the two people who have been reported to have died from it in washington state you don't trust that that's true? >> i
. >> the disease has continued to spread with pence admitting we don't have enough testing kits to meet the anticipated demand. trump resorted to his familiar go-to. blame obama. >> the obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we're doing. >> you might not be shocked to learn that claim was false. but speaking of lies -- >> now the democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. they tried the impeachment hoax, and this...
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he cannot meet this moment. he similarly cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: those last words, "it is what it is" an attack on trump's attack on the death toll in dun tri. >> it's true. it is what it is. they are dying. >> reporter: he's taking it from republicans as well. >> he was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives i've ever accounted. >> reporter: miles taylor was the former chief of staff serving in the job during the high profile and controversial child separation policy at the border just a few months removed from his time serving trump, he's now supporting biden. >> i'm confident that joe biden will protect the country. i'm confident he won't make the same mistakes as this president. >> reporter: trump shoved off his move calling him a stiff. all this while the coronavirus hot spot continue to pop up across america. the president entertaining the idea promoting the therapeutic ole oleandrian. an extract of a toxic plant. he claims it was tested and is being looked at by fda but could provide no p
he cannot meet this moment. he similarly cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: those last words, "it is what it is" an attack on trump's attack on the death toll in dun tri. >> it's true. it is what it is. they are dying. >> reporter: he's taking it from republicans as well. >> he was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives i've ever accounted. >> reporter: miles taylor was the former chief of staff...
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you think about joe biden's old days in the white house with obama, his meetings with mitch mcconnell to get things done, do you think anything in the next few weeks of what the president does or doesn't say to the republicans, that joe biden will start reaching across the aisle? >> it wouldn't surprise me if joe biden continued to reach across the aisle. i don't know what will happen across the aisle. mitch mcconnell hasn't acknowledged that president trump has lost. but th they've worked well together in the past, but that isn't an indication of what happens in the future. maybe joe biden doesn't have to reach out so much to mitch mcconnell, we'll see. i think it's his instinct to do it, but he is not naive. biden understands the political realities here. in many ways, though, i think mitch mcconnell won't mind dealing with joe biden. they've done it in the past. he has said publicly that joe biden is a man of his word, and i think he likes that. >> gloria, thank you. >> good to see you, brooke. >> thank you, thank you. >>> coming up here on cnn, coronavirus cases continue to skyroc
you think about joe biden's old days in the white house with obama, his meetings with mitch mcconnell to get things done, do you think anything in the next few weeks of what the president does or doesn't say to the republicans, that joe biden will start reaching across the aisle? >> it wouldn't surprise me if joe biden continued to reach across the aisle. i don't know what will happen across the aisle. mitch mcconnell hasn't acknowledged that president trump has lost. but th they've...
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>> they were able to meet this moment, in terms of the tone. this is a somber moment. it is a sad moment. we've lost 170,000 people. and what i think the combination of bernie sanders and michelle obama, in particular, did. was to deliver the head and the heart. the idea that this is a somber moment because of the incompetence and the failure of political leadership of this man. and the reason why and that contrast between his profanity and the decency of somebody like joe biden, i think, was hit directly. and i actually think that's going to move a lot of people. because the fact of the matter is, you know, you talk to suburban moms and they're asking do i send my kid to school this year? the fact is, they don't want to have to explain somebody like the president to their kids. and so, you are looking at this moment. i think they delivered that message, beautifully. by taking the context on and showing what it meant for this moment. >> but, you know, karen, when we talk about politics, what resonates? we all have different, you know, it's about feel. when you are tell
>> they were able to meet this moment, in terms of the tone. this is a somber moment. it is a sad moment. we've lost 170,000 people. and what i think the combination of bernie sanders and michelle obama, in particular, did. was to deliver the head and the heart. the idea that this is a somber moment because of the incompetence and the failure of political leadership of this man. and the reason why and that contrast between his profanity and the decency of somebody like joe biden, i think,...
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pointing out obama's meeting. give me a break. what does that have to do with any of this right now? his defense boiled down to he did it, so what. he did it. he was trying to root out corruption. why haven't we seen more of that. his defense was he had a reason to do it. it's okay opinion it w. it was in the national interest. this wasn't just about joe biden. the other thing that struck me is the giuliani defense is he's a bit player. he didn't have anything to do with this. me never mind in may 23rd meeting the president said the ukrainians have been trying -- they're out to get me. talk to rudy. they had come back from the inauguration. they were excited about getting this money to ukraine and the president said talk to rudy. never mind that rudy giuliani wrote a letter to zelensky saying i'm representing the president of the united states. i'm his personal attorney. he kwas called a shiny object designed to distract you because the democrats did pay an awful lot of attention to rudy giuliani. the reason they did that is becau
pointing out obama's meeting. give me a break. what does that have to do with any of this right now? his defense boiled down to he did it, so what. he did it. he was trying to root out corruption. why haven't we seen more of that. his defense was he had a reason to do it. it's okay opinion it w. it was in the national interest. this wasn't just about joe biden. the other thing that struck me is the giuliani defense is he's a bit player. he didn't have anything to do with this. me never mind in...
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i mean, it was something -- the one time that i saw barack obama distracted in a meeting was the day -- the first day that beau biden showed symptoms that ultimately turned out to be the cancer that killed him, and he heard about it. the vice president left the white house, and obama was just staring out the window, uncharacteristically and turned us and said, i don't know how joe is going to go on if something happens to beau. the answer is faith. the answer is faith. but, you know, there's nothing put on or phony about that. it is what sustains him. >> so many people in this country dealing with loss, the loss of loved ones because of this covid pandemic that i imagine. this section where he talks about beau will be emotional for him. you almost, you know, hope he can get through it without crying. because even just looking at that interview you had there with him, biden, you sort of get choked up there thinking about this tremendous loss that he's had. so the presence of beau, we'll hear about him tonight and he will be with his father tonight. but just emotional there. >> the clo
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the new iphone 12 pro with 5g meets verizon 5g. 5g just got real, man! pow! >>> let's talk more about the former president barack obama about to hit the campaign trail for joe biden in the remaining few weeks before election day. tonight obama says president trump was initially complimentary about his first few years in office but then along came birtherism. >> i was just looking through some of the old stuff about -- trump was really complimentary of me for the first two years. yeah. obama seams like he's doing a great job, you know? and essentially what happened, 'cuz the guy just decided he wanted attention, right, whether it was to promote "celebrity apprentice" or whatever he looked and saw what was being fed and he said, oh, if that's what folks want, i can do that with even less inhibition. right? so with even less of a -- i don't need a dog whistle. i'll just go ahead and say it. >> right. >> i'll just, you know, that's how the whole birtherism schtick came about. >> let's discuss now. cnn's senior political reporter is here and our cnn commentator. h
the new iphone 12 pro with 5g meets verizon 5g. 5g just got real, man! pow! >>> let's talk more about the former president barack obama about to hit the campaign trail for joe biden in the remaining few weeks before election day. tonight obama says president trump was initially complimentary about his first few years in office but then along came birtherism. >> i was just looking through some of the old stuff about -- trump was really complimentary of me for the first two years....
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that's how barack obama came forward. that's how -- >> somebody spent a lot of time in california, i think that state is exactly what is wrong with american politics right now. the state is so big, you have to spend so much money, it is all on television. you have very little interaction. i think one reason elizabeth warren, one reason she started to breakthrough and resonate is she said i'm not going to talk to big donors. i'm going to put myself in small living rooms with people and she started listening better and something about that interaction matters. >> i appreciate the sort of nostalgia of being able to do this. i think it is important to be able to go one on one. >> start with one state. i hear you. but these campaigns now start 18 months ahead of time. if you can't get to the four small states in 18 months, then why are you -- >> i'm not saying to, like, totally -- i agree with you about california. it can't be california. it is too crazy. small states, nevada. >> first four all in the same day. >> that's a pla
that's how barack obama came forward. that's how -- >> somebody spent a lot of time in california, i think that state is exactly what is wrong with american politics right now. the state is so big, you have to spend so much money, it is all on television. you have very little interaction. i think one reason elizabeth warren, one reason she started to breakthrough and resonate is she said i'm not going to talk to big donors. i'm going to put myself in small living rooms with people and she...
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. >> i just heard today that she doesn't meet the requirements. >> reporter: obama's advice on handling trump? >> you are not going to out controversy this president. not going to get more attention. the circus that he runs is not something that joe should try to compete with. >> reporter: former president barack obama will be speaking on wednesday night, this is the third night of the democratic national convention. we're told that the theme will be a more perfect union, where the democratic party tries to speak about the importance of moving the country past the donald trump era. that evening is also when we will hear from senator kamala harris as she officially accepts nomination from the party for the vice presidency. >>> just ahead, how much of a factor will former president obama be for the final stretch for the white house in campaigning. i can't wiat to share at&t's big 5g news... (shouting through the glass) at&t has nationwide 5g? yup! and that's faster? faster, yea! but is it reliable? ah huh and secure! you should consider making a big deal about it! bigger? i said bigger! o
. >> i just heard today that she doesn't meet the requirements. >> reporter: obama's advice on handling trump? >> you are not going to out controversy this president. not going to get more attention. the circus that he runs is not something that joe should try to compete with. >> reporter: former president barack obama will be speaking on wednesday night, this is the third night of the democratic national convention. we're told that the theme will be a more perfect...
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colin powell went on "meet the press" and said he was supporting barack obama, you could hear cheers because of the importance in his endorsement. that was a few years ago. he's been out of the public eye in many ways but carries a tremendous amount of moral authority when it comes to issues involving national security and also, issues about racial equity. >> much more ahead of our conversation of our convention coverage as we stand by for bill clinton's most direct attack on president trump to date. we expect jill biden to get personal and emotional as she shares insights and get a preview to cnn why joe biden had to propose five times before he said yes. as business moves forward, we're all changing the way things get done. like how we redefine collaboration... how we come up with new ways to serve our customers... and deliver our products. but no matter how things change, one thing never will... you can rely on the people and the network of at&t... to help keep your business connected. -my grandma. -my cousin. my great-great grandmother. she was all of 4'11" but very tenacious. a
colin powell went on "meet the press" and said he was supporting barack obama, you could hear cheers because of the importance in his endorsement. that was a few years ago. he's been out of the public eye in many ways but carries a tremendous amount of moral authority when it comes to issues involving national security and also, issues about racial equity. >> much more ahead of our conversation of our convention coverage as we stand by for bill clinton's most direct attack on...
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she said trump could not meet the moment. she had gone so aggressively for the president that maybe obama would not, but he is. he has no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends, no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show he can get the attention he craves. donald trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. when you saw this come out, these excerpts -- and this is just an excerpt of what we're going to hear -- were you surprised how strong and direct barack obama has chosen to be? >> no, and i'll tell you what. number one, there is a concerted effort. you heard it from michelle. you heard it from other speakers. i promise you will hear it again tonight from other former, hillary clinton. we cannot take anything for granted. we have to leave everything on the field, all hands on deck. i think in this moment, president obama, who as you pointed out has not been one to speak this harshly about donald trump, is in this moment of understan
she said trump could not meet the moment. she had gone so aggressively for the president that maybe obama would not, but he is. he has no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends, no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show he can get the attention he craves. donald trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. when you saw this come out, these excerpts -- and this is just an excerpt of what we're going to...
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but i'll say this, that there's a space where politics meets culture, and obama fit that extremely well. >> i will see the wolverine loss yesterday wasn't good for my family. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. that's a wrap for us. i'm kate bold win. our coverage continues. or more effective against pain kate bald win. there's surprising power in this patch salonpas dependable, powerful relief. hisamitsu. - with the ninja foodito intelligesmart xl grill.ing just pick your protein, select your doneness, and let the grill monitor your food. it also turns into an air fryer. bring outdoor grilling flavors indoors with the grill that grills for you. to severe plaque psoriasis uncover clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. tremfya®. uncover clearer skin that can last. janssen can help you explore
but i'll say this, that there's a space where politics meets culture, and obama fit that extremely well. >> i will see the wolverine loss yesterday wasn't good for my family. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. that's a wrap for us. i'm kate bold win. our coverage continues. or more effective against pain kate bald win. there's surprising power in this patch salonpas dependable, powerful relief. hisamitsu. - with the ninja foodito intelligesmart xl grill.ing just pick your...
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president trump and joe biden set to meet in final debate thursday in nashville. black voters have a lot of power in 2020, let's dig into it. nia-malika henderson and yousef henden. nia, president obama releasing a video before he hits the campaign trail tomorrow, take a listen to it. >> hey, everybody. one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change. your generation can be the one that creates a new normal in america, one that's fair, where the system treats everybody equally and gives everybody opportunity. we can come out of this moment stronger than before. voting doesn't
president trump and joe biden set to meet in final debate thursday in nashville. black voters have a lot of power in 2020, let's dig into it. nia-malika henderson and yousef henden. nia, president obama releasing a video before he hits the campaign trail tomorrow, take a listen to it. >> hey, everybody. one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change. your generation can be the one that creates...
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i think joe biden is going to be in the middle or even meet the obama number, and that would be significant. president trump almost won philadelphia by 500,000, because the turnout is so much higher, joe biden might get to that. but he doesn't necessarily have to. >> how are you keeping track of those numbers? do you have your own sort of internal? are you watching is news networks, getting it at the state, folks at your office, or talking to the biden campaign? >> it's all memory, don. no, it's -- >> you are john king. >> -- it's a combination of looking at past results, but also relying upon very smart people who do this for a living. in pennsylvania, kevin mack and the voter project have been crunching these numbers, a team of people for weeks preparing and have been crunching them ever since after the vote. so they have indicated and others have indicated that they think that joe biden can win the state by 100,000 or more. >> the last part of my question was, have you spoken to the former vice president or anyone at his campaign? have they reached out to you? >> i've talked to his campa
i think joe biden is going to be in the middle or even meet the obama number, and that would be significant. president trump almost won philadelphia by 500,000, because the turnout is so much higher, joe biden might get to that. but he doesn't necessarily have to. >> how are you keeping track of those numbers? do you have your own sort of internal? are you watching is news networks, getting it at the state, folks at your office, or talking to the biden campaign? >> it's all memory,...
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president trump and joe biden set to meet in final debate thursday in nashville. black voters have a lot of power in 2020, let's dig into it. nia-malika henderson and yousef henden. nia, president obama releasing a video before he hits the campaign trail tomorrow, take a listen to it. >> hey, everybody. one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change. your generation can be the one that creates a new normal in america, one that's fair, where the system treats everybody equally and gives everybody opportunity. we can come out of this moment stronger than before. voting doesn't accomplish that on its own, but we can't accomplish that without voting. i know there's plenty out there to make people feel cynical and plenty of people are going to seize on that to convince you that your vote doesn't matter. it's not new, it's one of the oldest voter suppression tactics there is. what is new is growing movement for justice, equality and progress on so many issues. this is really
president trump and joe biden set to meet in final debate thursday in nashville. black voters have a lot of power in 2020, let's dig into it. nia-malika henderson and yousef henden. nia, president obama releasing a video before he hits the campaign trail tomorrow, take a listen to it. >> hey, everybody. one of the most inspiring things about this year has been to see so many young americans fired up, organizing, marching and fighting for change. your generation can be the one that creates...
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. >> her story is not that different than half the people she would meet. she talked about her parents and how she was raised. >> my father had multiple sclerosis, but he went to work every single day. he was never late and he never made excuses. >> and then she moved into the barack obama years. >> mixed guy named barack obama who grew up in hawaii. that's what i learned about him on paper. i thought this guy's got to be weird. >> michelle was involved in recruiting a prominent law firm in chicago. across her desk comes the resume of this hot shot from harvard who is being brought in as a summer associate. the firm asked if she would be his mentor. >> i learned that he became a community organizer. i was impressed. this guy could have been making money but he's working on the far south side what a bunch of churches. >> in her memoir "becoming," michelle describes their wedding in october 1992. we stood there with our future still unwritten. whatever was out there, we'd step into it together. 15 years later, their shared future takes a dramatic turn. obama
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and >> probably, one of the most even-keel people you would ever meet. really, out there today against donald trump like, you know, when -- when -- when president obama came in and campaigned for me. beca we gave talking points for him to go out and do it. he wouldn't do it. for him, today, to go out and do what he did and lay it out there really shows barack obama is concerned about our nation's democracy. he said trump could not grow into this job because he just wasn't able to do it. it was a historic night. and then, the whole issues of gun violence, of violence against women, climate change. this was really -- this was a night for everyone. this was really something to make the democratic party something very proud in the message we delivered to america today. >> terry, my mom said she wanted president obama's angry interpreter to come out and speak tonight. she wanted to see some keegan key as well, come on and talk about the former president. but i think he did a good enough job, on his own, talking about the former president. i was actually surpr
and >> probably, one of the most even-keel people you would ever meet. really, out there today against donald trump like, you know, when -- when -- when president obama came in and campaigned for me. beca we gave talking points for him to go out and do it. he wouldn't do it. for him, today, to go out and do what he did and lay it out there really shows barack obama is concerned about our nation's democracy. he said trump could not grow into this job because he just wasn't able to do it....
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obama and biden saw that through. and that was where we were. but we said at the time, and i was in many of these meetings with the iraqi leaders, if you continue the sectarian politics, if you continue also not to keep pressure on what's left of cade and iraq, this is going to come back and bite. and by the time they understood that, unfortunately, it was too late. >> as you are well familiar, there is a view, an understanding by many who have watched this space that the u.s. did not fight to stay in iraq as hard as they could have, and that in a way, not coming to an agreement on a status of forces with iraq allowed the obama administration to do what it wanted to do, which was to get out of the war, and then not understand what was going to happen with isis rising. so, i hear what you're saying in defense of that, but this is perceived to be a failure of effort on the part of the obama administration. >> listen, as someone who was part of that effort, i can tell you, we worked it very, very, very hard. i was there a lot, the vice president wa
obama and biden saw that through. and that was where we were. but we said at the time, and i was in many of these meetings with the iraqi leaders, if you continue the sectarian politics, if you continue also not to keep pressure on what's left of cade and iraq, this is going to come back and bite. and by the time they understood that, unfortunately, it was too late. >> as you are well familiar, there is a view, an understanding by many who have watched this space that the u.s. did not...
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no, i don't think it does. >> so, biden and obama are both very careful to make sure they don't paint all republicans with the trump brush. does president obama believe there will be a reckoning among republicans, if president trump loses? >> well, i think there's going to have to be, right? they will have just lost the presidency. and any party's going to go through that reckoning, and try to figure out how to move forward. but let's be clear. he's right about, you know, this isn't just about trump. this isn't just, you know, every senate candidate has -- has taken on these crazy policies that he's talking about. they're talking about the same, hateful rhetoric. the patriots that used to be in the republican party, the john mccains of the world, are gone. and there is no one standing up to him to say some of this stuff is just absolutely not acceptable. this behavior's not acceptable. his party's jumped in, right with him. and i think there's some people in washington who think that we're all just going to go back to the way that we used to be. and we're going to continue this race t
no, i don't think it does. >> so, biden and obama are both very careful to make sure they don't paint all republicans with the trump brush. does president obama believe there will be a reckoning among republicans, if president trump loses? >> well, i think there's going to have to be, right? they will have just lost the presidency. and any party's going to go through that reckoning, and try to figure out how to move forward. but let's be clear. he's right about, you know, this isn't...
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with the airline ceos where he sought to put blame on the obama decision they had made a decision that he had to undo which is detrimental to test this nationwide and make that testing easier and ease the strict restrictions that he said that had been placed on this, but when they were asked for clarity, you saw vice president mike pence and the cdc commissioner saying that there is a rule that was put in place that the privately run labs could not be testing before it is reviewed, but we were told that there is no rule that was passed in the obama administration, so that is some of the questions they have to face. so what you is seen, they are trying to put a fis on this, that we are adequately prepared to handle this and that is why they are having the briefings every single day and the vice president is going to visit washington state tomorrow. >> that is right, the vice president is going to olympia tomorrow. kaitlan collins, thank you. >>> breaking news, united airlines is the first domestic carrier to cut back on flights because of the coronavirus. should americans be worried to
with the airline ceos where he sought to put blame on the obama decision they had made a decision that he had to undo which is detrimental to test this nationwide and make that testing easier and ease the strict restrictions that he said that had been placed on this, but when they were asked for clarity, you saw vice president mike pence and the cdc commissioner saying that there is a rule that was put in place that the privately run labs could not be testing before it is reviewed, but we were...
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he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: those last words, "it is what it is," seemingly an attack on trump's use of the dismissive term to describe the staggering coronavirus death toll in the country. >> they are dying, that's true. and it is what it is. >> reporter: the president taking fire not just from democrats but republicans as well, even those who served in his administration. >> he was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives i've ever encountered. >> reporter: miles taylor was the former chief of staff to the secretary of homeland security serving during the controversial child separation policy at the border just a few months removed from his time serving trump, he's now supporting biden. >> i'm confident that joe biden will protect the country, and i'm confident he won't make the same mistakes as this president. >> reporter: trump shrugged off taylor's move calling him a, quote, stiff. all this while the coronavirus hot spots continue to pop up across america.
he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: those last words, "it is what it is," seemingly an attack on trump's use of the dismissive term to describe the staggering coronavirus death toll in the country. >> they are dying, that's true. and it is what it is. >> reporter: the president taking fire not just from democrats but republicans as well, even those who served in his administration. >> he...
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meeting the pace -- beating, in fact, the pace set by the obama/biden transition, beating the pace set by the trump transition. >> biden has already said he has decided who he wants for the key treasury secretary position. cnn's arlette joins me from wilmington, delaware. so we're expected more than one announcement this week, right? >> fred, as you heard ron klain said there, he said picks, multiple, so we're waiting to see how many nominees biden will roll out on tuesday as he is making headway in putting together his cabinet. this is part of biden's attempt to show he that he is unphased by president trump that he's refused to concede and the gsa has yet to ascertain biden as the winner of the election. biden himself has said he has already settled on a treasury secretary, though he has not revealed that name quite yet. one of the top contenders for that post is expected to be brainard of the federal reserve. he could also roll out his secretary of state. there's quite a few people under consideration for that job. one thing as biden is preparing to announce his first cabinet nomine
meeting the pace -- beating, in fact, the pace set by the obama/biden transition, beating the pace set by the trump transition. >> biden has already said he has decided who he wants for the key treasury secretary position. cnn's arlette joins me from wilmington, delaware. so we're expected more than one announcement this week, right? >> fred, as you heard ron klain said there, he said picks, multiple, so we're waiting to see how many nominees biden will roll out on tuesday as he is...
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of republican officials in 2011 where a barack obama impersonator was hired to tell, quote, black jokes and walk out to the crowd playing bruce springsteen's born in the u.s. why is this such a problem for republicans? >> the honest answer is i don't know. we can come to different places and different ideas on things, but this insidious nature that we see from the president and from other republicans who not only to go rate lerate it but k laugh at it not only speak to the worst an gels in america, but also explain why republicans have had a problem garnering minority votes. there is a lot that we can disagree with on her record, the green new deal, medicare for all, those are substantive things. but questioning her citizenship when we don't talk about the citizen zship of john mccain or ted cruz, it sends a dterrible message. >> karen, as we heard in that clip from the president, he deflected the blame on to the writer of this "newsweek" article in which this issue emerged. but we also saw him de234rekfle blame when it came to the obama birther movement. i'll remind you what he said in
of republican officials in 2011 where a barack obama impersonator was hired to tell, quote, black jokes and walk out to the crowd playing bruce springsteen's born in the u.s. why is this such a problem for republicans? >> the honest answer is i don't know. we can come to different places and different ideas on things, but this insidious nature that we see from the president and from other republicans who not only to go rate lerate it but k laugh at it not only speak to the worst an gels...
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. >> reporter: it's a rare day when a president goes to the capitol to meet only with members of the other party. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president obama did just that to actively seek bipartisan support for his economic stimulus package. >> obama believed he'll, somehow, be able to reach across the aisle. but this hope and change and optimism runs up against the reality of politics in 2009, when he takes office. >> hr 1, as amended, passes. >> it's a victory that came with almost no republican support. zero on the house side. three on the senate. a long way away from those hopes of bipartisanship. >> we are going to keep reachlireaching out. and eventually, i have confidence that it's going to pay off. >> president obama is incredibly ambitious. and he still sees that 2009 is a unique moment. the democrats control the house and senate. and he realizes, these windows are limited. >> the president vowed to solve a problem that has bedeviled presidents since theodore roosevelt. how to expand coverage. >> and to the prosperity of our businesses but to the foundation of our eco
. >> reporter: it's a rare day when a president goes to the capitol to meet only with members of the other party. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president obama did just that to actively seek bipartisan support for his economic stimulus package. >> obama believed he'll, somehow, be able to reach across the aisle. but this hope and change and optimism runs up against the reality of politics in 2009, when he takes office. >> hr 1, as amended, passes. >> it's...
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what president trump did, it doesn't rise to the level of what president obama did. >> but you do say it was in the wrong manner. >> i will agree to that. >> you wrote a new op-ed that criticizes democrats for the new deal, the medicare for all. i'm curious because i've heard a lot of conservatives talk about multi-billion-dollar -- they've described it as payoffs to farmers including up to almost -- i think almost 800 million here in iowa, that that is socialism in the same way that medicare for all would be socialism. how come you don't consider payoffs from the government to farmers who are struggling because of the president's trade war, how come that's not socialism? >> it's all tied together. again, because those farmers would be trading overseas. and now we've seen these trade deals done. i'm really excited about that. another huge win for the president with usmca in the phase 1 china deal. great for our farmers. but our farmers would have been seeing those commodities traded overseas, the government is working those trade deals. we are getting tariffs in from other countries,
what president trump did, it doesn't rise to the level of what president obama did. >> but you do say it was in the wrong manner. >> i will agree to that. >> you wrote a new op-ed that criticizes democrats for the new deal, the medicare for all. i'm curious because i've heard a lot of conservatives talk about multi-billion-dollar -- they've described it as payoffs to farmers including up to almost -- i think almost 800 million here in iowa, that that is socialism in the same...
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what president trump did, it doesn't rise to the level of what president obama did. >> you say it is in the wrong manner. >> it was in the wrong manner, and i will agree to that. >> and you criticize the democrats for what you call the socialist policies and the green new deal and the medicare for all. and i am curious, because i have heard a number of conservatives talk about the multibillion dollar payoffs to farmers including up to $800 million here in iowa that is socialism in the same way that medicare for all would be socialism, and how come you don't consider the payoffs from the government to farmers who are struggling, because of the president's trade war and how come that is not socialist? >> well, it is all tied together, because those farmers would be trading overseas, and now we have seen the trade deals done, and i am excited about that, and another huge win for the president with the usmca, and the phase one china deal, and the government was working on the trade deals and we are getting in tariffs for the other countries, and that is what is going to farmers. >> you a
what president trump did, it doesn't rise to the level of what president obama did. >> you say it is in the wrong manner. >> it was in the wrong manner, and i will agree to that. >> and you criticize the democrats for what you call the socialist policies and the green new deal and the medicare for all. and i am curious, because i have heard a number of conservatives talk about the multibillion dollar payoffs to farmers including up to $800 million here in iowa that is...
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. >> i got a call from senator obama in the spring of 2006, and he said just had the most peculiar meeting. he said harry reid and chuck schumer called me in. >> senators harry reid and chuck schumer, top democratic dogs on the hill. >> and harry said, you ought to think about running for president. >> isn't this interesting to revisit it right now, david? >> you know, i got to see the whole film last night. it was really quite emotional to be thrown back to that time and that race. these two larger than life figures, really three, if you include hillary clinton, but john mccain and barack obama and, yeah, it seems like a long time ago now. but it's just 12 years ago. and the whole spirit of that was quite different than what we're seeing today. >> charlie, quickly. flashbacks for you? >> it's a great documentary. i recommend it to your viewers. it does remind us that people of integrity and stature can disagree civilly and have a good campaign. i was reminded we lost. >> that's what always happens when you have these reunions in campaigns. someone doesn't quite look it as much but we're t
. >> i got a call from senator obama in the spring of 2006, and he said just had the most peculiar meeting. he said harry reid and chuck schumer called me in. >> senators harry reid and chuck schumer, top democratic dogs on the hill. >> and harry said, you ought to think about running for president. >> isn't this interesting to revisit it right now, david? >> you know, i got to see the whole film last night. it was really quite emotional to be thrown back to that...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, my friend, barack obama, the next president of the united states of america. >> from that moment on, biden was all in. as long as he could have weekly meetings with the president and serve as his chief adviser on all matters. >> biden said, i don't want a portfol portfolio, all i want to know is when you make the big decisions that i'm going to be in the room and obama joked i want your advice, i just want it in 10 minute increments, not 60 minute increments. >> for decades he's brought change to washington, but washington hasn't changed him. >> the man of the senate, the two-time presidential also ran, finally became a winner, alongside a partner who was at the top of the ticket. >> this is a moment so many people have been waiting for. >> i want to thank my partner in this journey. a man who campaigned from his heart, the vice president elect of the united states joe biden. new lifter gloss from maybelline new york. get lasting hydration, fuller looking, glossy lips from our hydrating formula with hyaluronic acid. new lifter gloss in 10 shades. only from ma
. >> ladies and gentlemen, my friend, barack obama, the next president of the united states of america. >> from that moment on, biden was all in. as long as he could have weekly meetings with the president and serve as his chief adviser on all matters. >> biden said, i don't want a portfol portfolio, all i want to know is when you make the big decisions that i'm going to be in the room and obama joked i want your advice, i just want it in 10 minute increments, not 60 minute...
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. >> reporter: the death toll from covid-19 is now 20,000 people higher than when michelle obama taped her speech. but it was this stinging criticism that prompted the president's response. >> he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. >> reporter: trump says it was her husband's legacy that catapulted him into office. >> frankly, i wouldn't even be here if it weren't for barack obama. see? we're standing in the white house. i wouldn't be in the white house except for barack obama. >> reporter: the event was meant to celebrate women's right to vote on the 100th anniversary of the nineteenth amendment. trump announced he was pardoning susan b. anthony who was jailed in 1872 for voting illegally. >> she was never pardoned. did you know that? she was never pardoned. [ applause ] what took so long? >> reporter: moments later, he ramped up his attacks on vote by mail. >> you can't have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place sent to people that are dead, sent to dogs, cats, sent everywhere. >> reporter: after losing ground with suburban wo
. >> reporter: the death toll from covid-19 is now 20,000 people higher than when michelle obama taped her speech. but it was this stinging criticism that prompted the president's response. >> he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. >> reporter: trump says it was her husband's legacy that catapulted him into office. >> frankly, i wouldn't even be here if it weren't for barack obama. see? we're standing in the white house. i wouldn't...
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he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> those last words, it is what it is. seemingly an attack on trump's use of the dismissive term to describe the staggering coronavirus death toll in the country. >> they are dying. that's true, and you have -- it is what it is. >> all this while the coronavirus hotspots continue to pop up across america. the president entertaining the idea of promoting ab extract of a toxic plan because it was suggested by a big supporter, mike lindel, the ceo of my pillow. he claims it was tested and being looked at by the fda, but could provide no proof or evidence of the study in an interview with anderson cooper. >> this thing works, it's the miracle of all time. >> you said, sir, you said that you have seen the estimate ttess it? >> the test is out there, phase one, phase two. >> where is the test? show it to us? how are you different from a snake oil salesman? >> the platform stands by itself. a platform that god gave me, of integrity and trust. >> an exhaustive bipartisan u.s
he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> those last words, it is what it is. seemingly an attack on trump's use of the dismissive term to describe the staggering coronavirus death toll in the country. >> they are dying. that's true, and you have -- it is what it is. >> all this while the coronavirus hotspots continue to pop up across america. the president entertaining the idea of promoting ab extract of a toxic plan...
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tomorrow night we'll meet joe biden's choice for vice president, kamala harris, and learn more about their vision for the future of our country, and we'll also hear from senator elizabeth warren and president barack obama. plus, performances from billy eilish and jennifer hudson. and now with his song "never break", here's john legend. ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ we got a good thing baby whenever life is hard ♪ ♪ we'll never lose our way because we both know who we are ♪ ♪ who knows about tomorrow? ♪ we don't know what's in the stars ♪ ♪ i just know i'll always follow the light in your heart ♪ ♪ so i'm not worried about us and i've never been ♪ ♪ we know how the story ends ♪ we will never break ♪ we will never break ♪ built on a foundation strong enough the stay ♪ ♪ we will never break ♪ as the water rises and the mountains shake ♪ ♪ our love will remain ♪ we will never, no, no never ♪ we will never, no, no never ♪ we will never, no, no, never ♪ we will never, no ♪ the world is dangerous ♪ throw it all at us ♪ there's nothing we cannot tak
tomorrow night we'll meet joe biden's choice for vice president, kamala harris, and learn more about their vision for the future of our country, and we'll also hear from senator elizabeth warren and president barack obama. plus, performances from billy eilish and jennifer hudson. and now with his song "never break", here's john legend. ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ we got a good thing baby whenever life is hard ♪ ♪ we'll never lose our way because we both know who we are ♪ ♪ who knows...